Comparison with 1860 |
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in the arctic
regions or on the borders of an utter desert, will competition cease. The land may be extremely cold or dry, yet there will be competition between some few species, or between the individuals of the same species, for the warmest or dampest spots. |
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Hence,
also,
we can see that when a plant or animal is placed in a new country amongst new competitors, though
the climate may be exactly the same as in its former home, yet the
conditions of its life will generally be changed in an essential manner. If we wished to increase
its average numbers in
its new home, we should have to modify it in a different way to what we should have
done done 1859 1860 |
to do 1861 1866 1869 |
had to do 1872 |
in its native country; for we should have to give it some advantage over a different set of competitors or enemies. |
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It is good thus to try in our
imagination to give any form some
advantage over another. Probably in no single instance should we know what to do, so as to succeed. It will
convince us of our ignorance on the mutual relations of all organic beings; a conviction as necessary, as it
seems to be seems to be 1859 1860 1861 |
seems 1866 1869 |
is 1872 |
difficult to acquire. All that we can do, is to keep steadily in mind that each organic being is striving to increase
at at 1859 1860 | in 1861 1866 1869 1872 |
a geometrical ratio; that each at some period of its life, during some season of the year, during each generation or at intervals, has to struggle for life,
and to suffer great destruction. When we reflect on this struggle, we may console ourselves with the full belief, that the war of nature is not incessant, that no fear is felt, that death is generally prompt, and that the vigorous, the healthy, and the happy survive and multiply.
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in the
Arctic Arctic 1860 1861 1866 1869 1872 | arctic 1859 |
regions or on the borders of an utter desert, will competition cease. The land may be extremely cold or dry, yet there will be competition between some few species, or between the individuals of the same species, for the warmest or dampest spots. |
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Hence, Hence, 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | Hence 1872 |
also, also, 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | also, 1872 |
we can see that when a plant or animal is placed in a new country amongst new competitors,
though though 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | though 1872 |
the
climate may be exactly the same as in its former home, yet the climate may be exactly the same as in its former home, yet the 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 |
OMIT 1872 |
conditions of its life will generally be changed in an essential
manner. manner. 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 |
manner, although the climate may be exactly the same as in its former home. 1872 |
If
we wished to increase we wished to increase 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 |
OMIT 1872 |
its average numbers
in in 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 |
are to increase in 1872 |
its new home, we should have to modify it in a different way to what we should have
to do to do 1861 1866 1869 |
done 1859 1860 |
had to do 1872 |
in its native country; for we should have to give it some advantage over a different set of competitors or enemies. |
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It is good thus to try in
our our 1859 1860 1861 1866 | our 1869 1872 |
imagination to give
any form some any form some 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 |
to any one species an 1872 |
advantage over another. Probably in no single instance should we know what to
do, so as to succeed. do, so as to succeed. 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 |
do. 1872 |
It will It will 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 |
This ought to 1872 |
convince us of our ignorance on the mutual relations of all organic beings; a conviction as necessary, as it
seems seems 1866 1869 |
seems to be 1859 1860 1861 |
is 1872 |
difficult to acquire. All that we can do, is to keep steadily in mind that each organic being is striving to increase
in in 1861 1866 1869 1872 | at 1859 1860 |
a geometrical ratio; that each at some period of its life, during some season of the year, during each generation or at intervals, has to struggle for
life, life, 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | life 1872 |
and to suffer great destruction. When we reflect on this struggle, we may console ourselves with the full belief, that the war of nature is not incessant, that no fear is felt, that death is generally prompt, and that the vigorous, the healthy, and the happy survive and multiply.
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